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Workshops and Presenters
Explore a rich array of workshops led by experienced practitioners:
Kathryn Summers
Our thoughtful, experienced, and energetic Master of Ceremonies
Kathryn Summers
Kathryn A. Summers, Psy.D., FBPPC, is a pastoral psychotherapist specializing in adolescents, adults, clergy, and veterans, addressing issues like depression, trauma, grief, spirituality, and relational challenges. With a Doctor of Psychology in Pastoral Psychotherapy and certifications in EMDR and Enneagram, she integrates psychodynamic, relational, and neurobiological approaches to create a safe, nonjudgmental space for healing. Dr. Summers welcomes clients of all faith backgrounds, focusing on their unique needs without imposing any agenda.
Carol Smith & Lacrecia Dangerfield
Connection through Storytelling
Carol Smith
Carol T. Smith is a licensed Marital & Family Therapist, AAMFT approved supervisor, and a trainer for ACPE’s Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy (SIP) training program. Carol is the Training Director at Insight Counseling Centers, a non-profit counseling organization with 9 locations in Middle Tennessee. She counts it an honor and joy to share the gift of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy in sessions with clients and through training therapists in SIP. Carol finds restoration through the spiritual practices of story-ing Scripture, choral singing, gardening, and visiting with family and friends.
Lacrecia Dangerfield
Lacrecia Dangerfield, EdD, LPC/MHSP is a NBCC Approved Supervisor and SIP Certified. Dr. Lacrecia is the founder of ReImprint Your Life Enterprises where she provides transformational counseling, supervision and consultation to other mental health clinicians and Spirit - led leaders. She serves as an Associate Minister and Director of Wholistic Care in her local church. During Dr. Lacrecia's down time, you can find her sipping on one of her favorite teas, reading and spending time with her family and friends.
Melissa Lemons
Possibilities and Patterns: Emotional and Spiritual Benefits of Knitting
Melissa Lemons
Melissa Lemons, PhD, LPCMH, is a licensed professional counselor of mental health and counselor educator who integrates psychotherapy, spirituality, and cultural sensitivity into her relational and holistic approach. As an Associate Professor at Wilmington University and (volunteer) community pastor at Unity Lutheran Church, she specializes in addressing relationships, anxiety, trauma, and spirituality, emphasizing authenticity, curiosity, and compassion. With a PhD in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola University Maryland and extensive clinical and educational experience, she is committed to fostering resilient connections in both therapeutic and academic settings.
Russell Siler Jones
Channels of Spiritual Presence: Exploring Spiritual Dimensions of Therapeutic Presence
Russell Siler Jones
Russell Siler Jones is a psychotherapist, author, and teacher specializing in the intersection of psychotherapy and spirituality. He has 30 years’ experience as a clinician and 18 as founding director of CareNet/Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's Residency in Psychotherapy and Spirituality. He is author of Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client’s Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy, writes Spiritize (Spirit Eyes) on Substack, and created ACPE’s Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy curriculum. His work explores how people connect with S/spirit, whatever they may or may not call it, how therapists and others can support and deepen those connections, and how therapy and other practices of care are invisibly, immeasurably, and always acts of spiritual exchange.
Selena Coleman
Garden of Personal Peace
Selena Coleman
Dr. Selena Coleman is a licensed and ordained minister with a Baptist and a Non-Denominational ecclesiastical background. Her ministry began in urban outreach, including homeless shelters, jails, and hospital/hospice care. Known as Dr. Selena, she graduated from Jacksonville Theological Seminary with a Doctorate of Divinity in Chaplaincy with a special interest in Christian Counseling. Her overall concerns were the mental and behavioral health issues in ethnic women, indigent mothers, and veteran women after war. Therefore, she proposes a more progressive technique for Therapists and Clients to explore healing vibrations during sessions via inter- and intra-personal intelligence. These methodologies: The Power of Storytelling, Sharing Life-Experiences, and Testimonials, are common ground for developing a trustworthy Counselor/Client relationship. She believes that these tools measure her clients' biographical timelines as a discovery tool for unveiling suppressed emotional triggers, allowing the clients to trace, dig, and heal.
Janet Dean
Bearing Holy Sorrow: Practitioner Grief and the Practice of Lament
Janet Dean
Dr. Janet B. Dean is a pastor, teacher, and lifelong student of Wesleyan theology who cares deeply about how we read scripture and how it shapes our communities. She brings a thoughtful, down-to-earth perspective to tough questions, especially around faith and mental health. Janet’s all about honest conversations, deep grace, and staying rooted in faith while engaging today’s world. Janet is currently an Ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene and a Professor of Pastoral Counseling at Asbury Theological Seminary. She and her husband Kevin, a retired US Navy chaplain, have two adult sons, Jonathan and Rowan.
Carol McGinnis
Spiritually Integrated Therapeutic Drumming
Carol McGinnis
Carol McGinnis is a counselor educator and licensed clinical professional counselor who is invested in integrating the client’s spiritual beliefs in the therapeutic process. In the past, Carol has served as President of the Maryland Association of Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (MASERVIC), President of the Maryland Counseling Association (MCA), and Chair of the APE Psychotherapy Commission. Functional anger, Spirituality, and Xbox videogaming have been Carol’s three areas for research in counseling for more than 20 years and a new ACPE MAP grant will help to expand this work to include therapeutic drumming. As a lifelong percussionist, Carol is excited to bring SIP to therapeutic drumming for adults in the community who may benefit from it.
Aaron Pawelek
In the Event of My Death or Incapacity
Aaron Pawelek
Aaron Pawelek, LICSW, MSW, MTS, is a psychotherapist with dual degrees in Social Work and Theological Studies from Boston University. With clinical experience from fellowships at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and the Pastoral Counseling Center of Dallas, where he served as Director of Training, he specializes in helping adults, couples, and teens navigate mental health challenges, trauma, and life transitions. Aaron’s approach focuses on strengths, self-awareness, and alignment with core values, and he shares: “Sometimes our life paths take painful and confusing turns. My hope is to join you on your path for a while and help you find what you need to walk with resilience, courage, humor, and peace.”
Wayne Gustafson
Identifying, Understanding, and Challenging Assumptions in Psychotherapy and Life
Wayne Gustafson
Wayne E. Gustafson, DMin, LMHC, is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, a retired licensed mental health counselor, and an authorized trainer in ACPE Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy. With decades of experience as a prison chaplain, pastoral counselor, and adjunct professor, he specializes in integrating psychological and spiritual perspectives in caregiving, emphasizing ethical practice, pastoral presence, and systems thinking. Dr. Gustafson holds a Doctor of Ministry in Psychology and Clinical Studies and has published on ethics in counseling, while also authoring two novels, Community of Promise: The Untold Story of Moses and The Wisdom Weaver.
David Harris
Rooted and Responsive: Engaging AI as a Mirror for Formation, Presence, and Sustainable Practice
David Harris
David Harris, MTS, MS, is a professional coach and Executive Director of Rock Springs in Marietta GA, specializing in career transitions, relational growth, and spiritually integrated coaching. With 25+ years of experience in management and career development, he combines psychology, wisdom traditions, and strengths-based strategies to help clients and organizations foster meaningful change. David frequently presents on career transitions and integrative coaching and holds affiliations with ACPE, the National Career Development Association, and the Georgia Career Development Association where he has twice served as their President.
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